Would You Rather (2012)

Released February 8, 2013 in the US.

Filmed entirely in California.

The story: Iris is a young woman living with and caring for her younger brother who is extremely sick.

She is very worried about him and doesn't know how she will be able to continue to care for him financially.

Iris gets an invitation to a dinner party...but it's not just any kind of dinner party.

The point of the dinner party is said to be a chance at winning money, from a powerful and very wealthy doctor,  just by attending.

Iris is of course apprehensive about the party.

It seems just too good to be true.

But considering others will be attending as well, Iris decides to go to the party.

Unfortunately, shortly after sitting down to dinner, everyone at the party realizes this isn't what it seemed.

The guests are informed that to be eligible to win the prize money, they are expected to go through with torturing each other in some way shape, or form, by request of the man who had invited them to the party.

Just by accepting the invitation and now hearing how the evening will go, no one is able to refrain from participating, no matter how much they resist.
Stars Brittany Snow, Logan Miller, Jeffrey Combs, Jonny Coyne, Enver Gjokaj, Sasha Grey, John Heard, Charlie Hofheimer, Eddie Steeples, June Squibb, Robin Lord Taylor, Robb Wells, Lawrence Gilliard jr

Directed by David Guy Levy 

Not Rated

PREDICTABLE THRILLER

Antibirth (2016)

Released September 2nd in the US.

Filmed in Canada.

The story: Two weeks after some really heavy partying, good-time gal Lou is feeling like complete shit...

She goes to visit an old friend and, after telling her what is going on, her friend suggests that she get a pregnancy test.

Lou blacked out at the party, but she truly believes she would have remembered if she had sex...

When Lou takes a test and discovers the enviable, she cannot believe it.

Lou soon drags her sickly ass to work,  cleaning rooms at a local hotel because she's broke.
When she passes out while in a room, she wakes to find a strange lady who apparently helped her after finding her past out.

Every day things get worse and worse with Lou. Her stomach is growing at an alarming rate and some other really painful and bizarre things are happening to her that don't exactly go along with being pregnant.

Lou goes through each passing day, feeling like shit and getting sicker and sicker until the woman who helped her at work tracks her down to tell her what she believes is really going on.

Stars Natasha Lyonne, Chloe Sevigny, Maxwell McCabe Lokos, Mark Webber, Emmanuel Kabongo, MJ Dionne, Lili Francks, Morgan Bedard, Corey Pascal, Jessica Greco, Meg Tilly

Directed by (& story written) Danny Perez

Not Rated

COMEDY/SCIFI/MYSTERY/HORROR/THRILLER

"I wouldn't call it much of a performance."

Acolytes (2008)

Released September 20th in the US.

Filmed entirely in Australia.

The story: High school students Mark, James, and Chasley are the best of friends.

When Mark claims to know where the body of a young girl who has gone missing is buried, because he saw the killer bury her there, the three go out into the forest to find the spot.

They dig up the body...

Then, because Mark also claims to have seen the vehicle the killer was driving, the three begin looking for the car around town.

When they find it, they make their way into the killer's house, looking for clues as to who he is.

They find his name and address and decide to call him.

You see, Mark and James have it in for the local bully Gary Parker, who just got out of prison.

Gary has been messing with them since they were little and now they have decided they need to get rid of Gary once and for all.

The plan is to blackmail the killer into killing Gary for them...

Stars Holly Turner, Sebastian Gregory, Hanna Mangan Lawrence, Joshua Payne, Michael Dorman, Joel Edgerton, Belinda McClory, Anthony Phelan, Bella Heathcote, Ryan Sheldrake, Harley Bennick

Directed by Jon Hewitt

Not Rated
MYSTERY/THRILLER

The 4th Floor (1999)

Released on video, July 11, 2000 in the US.

Filmed in Canada and New York.

The story: Jane Emelin is an interior designer living and working in New York City.

She is in a serious relationship with very popular, local weatherman Greg Harrison.

When Jane takes Greg to see the apartment she inherited from her Aunt, he is happy for her.

But that changes quickly when Greg realizes that instead of moving to the country with him, Jane will be residing in her newly acquired property.

Soon, trouble ensues for Jane in her new place.

Apparently, her downstairs neighbor has a problem with her. Other neighbors claim that Jane's downstairs neighbor is a recluse and doesn't like anyone.

As time goes on , things get worse and worse no matter what Jane tries.

When Jane finally cannot take another minute of the torture her neighbor is putting her through, and she cannot seem to get any backup from police or friends, she takes matters into her own hands.

Stars Juliette Lewis, William Hurt, Shelley Duvall, Austin Pendelton, Tobin Bell, Artie Lange, Sabrina Grdevich, Lorna Millican, George Pottle, Robert Costanzo, Heidi Jo Markel, Ho Chow

Directed by (& story written) Josh Klausner

Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER

The Outside Story (2020)

Released April 30, 2021 in the US.

Filming location(s) unknown.

The story: Charles is an editor who likes to spend time at home.

He has recently ended his relationship with his live-in girlfriend and is feeling sorry for himself over the whole thing.

A good friend advises him that it will do him good to get out and live his life, but Charles isn't interested.

While working on his latest work project, Charles takes a quick break to meet a delivery guy for his dinner.

When Charles gets a guilt trip over the lack of tip he gives the delivery guy, he feels bad.

Charles gets back to his place, grabs a 20, and proceeds to chase after the delivery guy wanting to make the situation good.

When Charles gets back to his place, he realizes that this time around he forgot to take his apartment keys with him.

Now he finds himself locked out...

After trying everything he can think of to get back into his place, Charles finds himself sitting outside his apartment building where he begins getting to meet many of his neighbors he's never bothered to talk to before.

Stars Bryan Tyree Henry, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Jordan Carlos, Michael Cyril Creighton, Matthew Maher, Hannah Bos, Sunita Mani, Sonequa Martin-Green, Olivia Edward, Maria Dizzia, Paul Thureen, Lynda Gravatt, Asia Kate Dillon, (voice) David Zayas, Diego Alvarado

Directed by (& story written) Casimir Nozkowski

Not Rated

COMEDY/DRAMA

Half Light (2006)

Released January 26th in the US.

Filmed entirely in the UK.

The story: Rachel is a very successful fiction writer living her best life.

Rachel has an editor husband and a young son that she adores.

But all that changes when Rachel's son passes tragically.

Trying to get her life on track while her marriage is falling apart, Rachel's best friend Sharon finds her a home away from home by the ocean.

Rachel begins making the best of things and fully believes that this time away to write her next book is working out for her.

She meets and befriends a man living in the lighthouse next door to her. The two soon become romantically involved.

But when she invites him to a birthday party along with her and he doesn't show, Rachel is told by some of the townspeople that the man she has been seeing passed away 7 years ago...

This is mindblowing for Rachel and it seems everything is falling apart. 

She then calls in the help of her best friend but even that doesn't go as planned.

Little does Rachel know, someone is really messing with her for a very good reason.

Stars Demi Moore, Jordan El Balawi, Henry Ian Cusick, Kate Isitt, James Cosmos, Joanna Hole, Nicolas Gleaves, Mickey Wilson, Hans Matheson, Therese Bradley, Polly Frame

Directed by (& story written) Craig Rosenberg

Rated R
MYSTERY/SCIFI/THRILLER